Looking at the thickly woven touring landscape for the coming year, you can almost hear the lion roar of buses and the rat-a-tat-tat
of stage carpenters. No matter where you live in the U.S., there’s a country superstar headed your way.

George Strait, who’s announced
he will retire from touring following the 2014 segment of the Cowboy Rides Away tour, will headline 20 shows in 2013, withMartina McBride as his principal opening act. It opens Jan. 18 in
Lubbock, Texas.